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selection definition

se·lec·tion (sə lek′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a selecting or being selected
    1. a person or thing chosen
    2. a group or collection of these
    3. a variety from which to choose a selection of colors
  3. Biol. any process, natural or artificial, by which certain organisms or characters are favored or perpetuated in, or as if in, preference to others

Etymology: L selectio

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selection Synonyms

selection

n.

  1. The act of selecting

    choice, election, determination, choosing, preference, co-optation, appropriation, adoption, reservation, separation.

  2. Anything selected

    pick, collection, excerpt; see choice 3, reading 3.

  3. An evolutionary process

    survival of the fittest, natural selection, sexual selection, unconscious selection, methodical selection, modification, change by sport, adaptation, Darwinian process, biogenesis, Mendelian fitness.

  4. A variety from which to choose

    choice, assortment, range, variety; see choice 2. See syn. study at choice.


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selection Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wine: The College wine cellar has an impressive selection of wines to accompany your meal; please contact us for further details.

Converse of object

  • offer: We offer a large selection of over 20 tennis skirts, tennis dresses, tennis shirts.

Adjective modifier

  • wide: Use Search for a wider selection or multiple criteria.

Modifies a noun

  • criterion: The main selection criteria are based on four main themes.
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selection quotes

I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection, in order to mark its relation to man's power of selection.

-Darwin, Charles Robert

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